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Foreign Nuclear Waste in Utah!!
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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An Indecent Proposal!! EnergySolutions wants to import into the US 20,000 TONS of Italy’s nuclear waste, first melting it down and incinerating it ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:41
Coal and Climate – We Shall Remain
From: Eric Mack
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Just in time for the global climate summit in Copenhagen and the debate on a climate and energy bill in Washington, this half hour special from Hig...

Bought by WFHB, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGNU Community Radio, KGLT and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
Bhopal 25 years on - Dr. Suroopa Mukherjee
From: Claudia Cragg
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Indian state authorities have announced that, 25 years after the Union Carbide Bhopal tragedy that killed thousands, the (till now) sealed pesticid...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 23:51
Howard Rides the Wind
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: Wind turbines power Howard, SD
The small town of Howard, South Dakota stands to benefit from green energy bill being considered in congress. But not everyone in town is backing t...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:31
Encounters Erosion
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Head to the frontlines of global warming with host Elizabeth Arnold

Bought by KDUR, PRX Remix, and WMNF


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now?: 1951 - The Rise of Levittown
From: Action Speaks Radio
Caption: Levittown Promotional Material
Can the suburbs be fixed? What does sustainability look like in a land of three car garages, shopping malls, single use zoning and houses on steroi...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KVLU, KWIT, WRIR, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Part 4: Hunters Warned After Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Caption: Fish advisories dot the banks of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Various forms or pollution, including historical dioxin pollution from Dow Chemical, have led to warnings to avoid certain species of fish and limit consumption for them. Pregnant w, Credit: Shawn Allee
Shawn Allee finds old dioxin pollution from a Dow chemical plant poses a health risk today.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
Part 2: Foot Dragging Produces Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Caption: The southeast corner of the Dow Chemical plant, from the vantage of Midland's Whiting Overlook Park, which features an homage to and history of the company and its founder., Credit: Shawn Allee
Residents are asking why it's taken so long to clean up the dioxin. Shawn Allee looks for an answer.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
Part 1: A Long History of Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Caption: Valdus Adamkus, Credit: This photograph was produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency.
Shawn Allee meets a man who took the Dow and dioxin issue to Congress years ago and is shocked it hasn't been dealt with.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:40
Issue Nine
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City, the group Cincinnatians for progress fight for their right to transit and we'll hear a conversation with Alex Steffan abou...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WFSU, WLRN, Spokane Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 5
In Defense Of Mendocino County Tomorrow And Measure A
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The executive director of "Mendocino County Tomorrow", Robin Collier, known locally for her skills in making excellent cheese cake, is the guest on...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 31:44
What To Do With The Old Masonite Site?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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What to do with approximately 78 acres just north of Ukiah, commonly known as the “old Masonite property,” will be on the ballot this fall, at the ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:10
Peace Lessons in Water Negotiations / Peace Talks Radio (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
The Garden, Veggies, and Ethics
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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If you don't know the roots under a farmers' market or a colleague's produce, should you trust the food you get from them? How does the joy of grow...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Has Water Become a Right?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private owners...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ethics and Disaster Relief
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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We enter a slippery ethical slope when we begin to make distinctions between victims. When can an individual's rights be set aside?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Home Off the Range
From: Amy Marsh
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
A Single Nail
From: Chris Mortenson
Caption: Santa Marta
Personal story about a trip to Nicaragua

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 17:07
  • Purchases: 1
Sarah Greenberg on "Social Risk in Investment Decisions"
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Forum: Advocates for Ethics in Business
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Julia Kennedy interviews Sarah Greenberg on the social and environmental risks that companies sometimes take – and how they affect investors.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sujeesh Krishnan and Euan Murray on the "Benefits of Emissions Awareness"
From: Carnegie Council
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Julia Kennedy interviews Sujeesh Krishnan and Euan Murray of Carbon Trust about their journey to discover the biggest sources of emissions for busi...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 27:30
Home Builders Bristle Over Climate Change Bill
From: The Environment Report
Caption: Power lines at Hoover Dam, Credit: Michael Plasmeier
The Environment Report for Tuesday, August 4th - Hosted by Lester Graham

  • Added: Aug 04, 2009
  • Length: 04:00
John McCain delivers foreign policy speech
From: Iowa Public Radio
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John McCain delivers foreign policy speech

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 55:18
Just Add Water: Life in Arizona
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 22:09
  • Purchases: 4
A Crazy, Convoluted Journey: Getting Water to Tucson
From: Terrascope Radio
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Tucson, Arizona, lives on water from the Colorado River, which is hundreds of miles away and half a mile downhill. This is the story of how it gets...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, KDNK, WMPG, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Climate Bill: Pass or Fail?
From: Bill Baue
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The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill is making its way through Congress, and stirring up controversy within the environmental movement between those who ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:36

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